Wire lath



G. F. VOlG HT May 7, 1929.

` WIRE LATH Filed June 15, 192e 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y J 5 J lll 7u PatentedMay 7, 1929.

UNITED rW111i?-orFlCE..g

'GEORGE F. volenr, or oAKLanvnyQALironNrA, AssIGnor. Tonoonoivfrrnonnors OOBBORATION, A CORPORATION OE- CALIFORNIA.

LATI-L,

Application vlcdy une 135,

My invention relates to improvements in cmnpositi'on ol stuccostructures although also use-ful tor other purposes;y and one oit' theobjects thereof is to provide Wire lath l having' oil-sets formedtlllerein at intervals adapted to seat against the stucco backing,whereby the body portion of the lath Willbe nnzintained in spacedlrelation to the backing; a further object isr to provide sheet metalfastening clips having opposed ends looped around spaced inter-twistedportions of the olli-sets and permanently attached thereto by meansof ametallic iller disposed in the intcrsticesI lWithin said looped ends,saidliller comprising` preferably Zinc or fa. composition of metalcomprising; a major portionof Zinc and applied While in :thot fluidstate, said slips rhaving an intermediate portion perforatedl for thereception oi. a nail or other fastening device adapted to be driven inthe stucco backingN 'for attaching` the lath thereagailnst; a stillfurther object is to so arrange the tasteningl clip that itsintermediate portion Will normally be spaced a distance from the face ofthe stucco backing` when the lath is initially disposed thereagainstpreparatory to at aching A' it thereto, whereby the securing nail' maybe employed in the mannerof a lever forl drawingl the lath taut prior todriving the nail home into the backing. f

ilith the foregoing and further ob- `iects and purposes invieiv`vvl'iich will appear as the description proceeds, my invention residesin the combination and arrangement oli parts and in thedetail's ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges in the precise einbodimentot the invention herein disclosed canbe made Within the scopeof whaty is claimed Without departing from thespirit of Y the invention.

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of the stucco backing, an edge view oi lthe asteningclipdisposedthereap'ainst, and

vien'7 ot the securing nail vin position for stretching the latli; and

p Figure 6 is across sectional 'view of one of the looped ends oftheciip andan inter'- twistcd portion oit the latli.

tefe'rring to drawings in detail7 throughout which like referencecharacters designate likeparts: i i

The numeral lk designates the customary sheathingboards secured 'acrossthe tace olf the studding1 and othertra1ne timbers constitnting` thetrame-work ot a stucco structure.A vacross the face of the sheathing' pboards l ispreterably disposed a course oit' builiilingV paperl",thelatter adapted as a Watcrpinoling media for preventingvaterv i'rompenetrating fromthefstucco coating to the wood-work ofthe structure.

The sheathing boards land building pafv pery l Willhereinatter bereferred to as a single kunit rand `designated vbacliing or stuccobacking. y

8 designates my improved Wire lath, which embodies a plurality oi Wires4 intertwisted at short intervals thereby terminel diamond-shaped mesheshaving opposed inter-twisted `portion 5. Theibody kOt the lath isprovided at intervals Withshallovv cup-shaped off-sets 64, rwhich areformedby pressingportionsfot the Wires to one y*side out ofv the planeetsaid body.

rlhe apexes or heads of `the oli-setsare f,

circumscribed by the dotted lines 7, andthe 'inclining sidewalls thereofare defined asv lljgingbetween said `lines "Zand the dotted lines 8p. lu

y"The apexes of the l olf-sets include each preferably one complete meshOt the lath, whereby a laterally Opposed pair ofthe inter-twistedportions 5 will be disposed in a plane substantially parallel with thebody of the lath. l f

9 designates the fastening clips',`Which comprise an oblong; strip ofsheet metal disposedv to extend across the short diameter of the mesh atthe apex of the off-sentand Withl its ends formed into loops embracingthe two opposed :inter-twisted portions thore-L Of, and is providedintermediate its ends with a perforation 10, through which is proTjected ana'il 'l1 adapted toibe driven in the backing l, l :for securingthe lath there againste v The clip 9 is preferably formed, and arrangedrelative to the olf-set, so that its intermediate portion will be spaceda short distance from the face of the backing l, l, when its looped endsare disposed in contact tlierewith, thereby permitting the nail 1l whenit is projected through the' opening 10 to be used as a lever fordrawing the lath taut before securing it to the backing, by incliningits upper end in a direction opposite to that in which it is desired todraw the lath (see Fig. 5), in which inclined position it .is given alight tap with the hammer to enter its point a. short distance in theface of the backing for fulcruming it thereagainst, then` by movingl itsupper end in the direction the lath is to be drawn it will force thelatter to be drawn over in the same direction, after which the nail isdriven home into the backing until its head engages and binds the clip 9tliereagainst. ln case it is found unnecessary to stretch the lathbefore securing' it to the backing, the nail 1l is simplyprojectedthrough the perforation l() and driven into said backing` untilthe head engages and binds the clip 9 thereafgainst, as hereinbeforedescribed. (See Fig.

The sheet metal of which the clips 9 are constructed is intended to besuiiiciently pliant to permit the intermediate portion of the clip tobend when engaged by the head of the nail when the latter is driven aproper distance in the backing, to permit it to engage the latterbetween said intertwisted portions.

The ends of the clips 9, after the same have been looped around theinter-twisted portions 5, are preferably fixedly bound thereto byinterposing, a metalic binder or filler l2 in the intertices insidetheloops between portions of thel latter and said intertwisted portions5, said binder or filler l2 comprisingpreferably Zine or a metalliccomposite composed partly of zinc, and applied while in a hot fluidstate, by immersing the lath with the clips attached thereto in saidfluid. Such immersion of the lath and clips in said fluid, obviously,will cause a metallic film or coating to form on the exterior thereofand to extend thereacross at their points of union or intersection,thereby further lixedly and rigidly securing said clips and lathtogether.

After securing the lath to the stucro backing by means of the securing`nails ll, the stucco composition 13 is preferably applied by spreadingit on the backing l, l and on and around the lath until a stuccocoating' of suitable thickness is obtained.`

It is to be iniderstood that I do not desire to confine the use of thepresent improved Wire lath to its application to theparticular stuccobacking; hereinabove described, vbut instead the same may be used inconjunction with any other kind or forni ol backing suitable toreceive'the stucco composition. llt is further to be understood that theeifsets 6 may be modified in form to best conform with the work forwhich the lath is to be used.

claim:

l. Tire lath having a lateral off-set portion in the body thereof, saidoffset portion having an apex embodying a pair'of laterally spacedintertwisted wires, a sheet metal fastening clip havintgr opposed endsattached to said wires, said clip having' an intermediate part normallydisposed in a plane lying out of the body of the lat-h, said parthavingan opening adapted to receivea securing' nail, said nail adaptedto be driven in a support for engaging said part for bending it forbindingit against said support between said wires.

2. Wire lath having,r a lateral off-set portion in the body thereof, astrip of sheet metal with its ends formed into loops embracingspacedparts of said off-set portion, said strip arranged relatively to theoff-set portion so that its intermediate portion rwill be spaced fromthe face of a backing when its looped ends are disposed in contacttherewith, said strip having a perforation adapted toreceive a nail.

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